Letter
A. J. Alexander to Whipple, December 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS,
December 12, 1862.
December 12, 1862—4.15 p. m. General WHIPPLE:
In addition to the orders sent you just now, the general commanding corps directs me to say that in case any emergency arises, you will apply to Major-General Hooker (at the Phillips house) for instructions.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. J. ALEXANDER,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
{Iinclosure No. 6.]
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
{Iinclosure No. 6.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 1862–63. Summary: A. J. Alexander instructs General Whipple to seek emergency guidance from Major-General Hooker at the Phillips House during ongoing military operations in December 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 21
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